Improvement in fruit-jars



'T. EARLE.

Fruit Jar. No; 104,839. Patented June 28, 1870.

WZ-iness es: 7 I 2/6. 73 01 UNITED STATES TIMOTHY EARLE, OF VALLEYFALLS, RHODE ISLAND.

IMPROVEMENT IN FRUIT-JARS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 104,839, dated June 25*, 1570.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, TIMOTHY EARLE, of the village of Valley Falls, inthe county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Fruit- Jars.

My invention consists in a novel compound spring-bail which deliversvertical pressure upon the cover, and a lateral pressure at each of itsends, to secure its connection with the jar, and also in the combinationof the same with recessed eyes in the sides of the jar, for receivingthe endsof the bail; and I do hereby declare that the followingspecification, taken in connection with the, drawing furnished, is aclear, true, and exact description thereof.

The drawing represents, partly in perspective and partly incrossvertical section, one of my improved fruit-jars.

A is the body of the jar. B is the cover. 0 is a duplex inclined planewith a notch at its apex, and forms a part of the cover. D is thecompound spring bail. The ring-springs No. 1 are so turned in the wireas to secure a vertical pressure upon the inclined plane 0, while thering-springs No. 2 cause the lower ends of the bail to more closelyengage with the sides of the jar. The lower ends of thebail turn inward.E in each instance represents a recess in the outer sides of the jar.These recesses are opposite each other, and receive the inwardly-curvedends of the spring-bail. Between the cover and the top edge of the jarany desirable packing may be used.

I am aware that a great variety of spring bails has heretofore beenmade; but I am not aware that any before my invention were everconstructed in which two separate spring effects were produced for moreeffectually accomplishing the compression on the cover and connectingthe bail and jar.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent The compound springbail D, with its ringsprings Nos. 1and 2, arranged to bear with a vertical and lateral inward pressure, incombination with the recessed eyes E in the sides of the jar,substantially as shown and described.

TIMOTHY EARLE.

Vitnesses:

G. K. DEARBORN, GEo. T. EARLE.

